Plantago arachnoidea Schrenk

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae > Plantago

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial. Taproot long and thick. Leaves basal, densely arachnoid; petiole 1.5-2.5 cm; leaf blade narrowly elliptic, lanceolate, or linear, 2-8(-15) × 0.3-1.2(-1.5) cm, papery, veins 1 or 3, base attenuate, margin entire, repand, or repand-crenate, apex acute to acuminate. Spikes cylindric to narrowly cylindric, 1-2.5(-5) cm, densely flowered or interrupted basally; peduncle 5-20 cm; bracts broadly ovate to ovate, 2-3 mm, margin arachnoid, keel broad and not extending to apex. Sepals as long as bract, keel not extending to apex, margin and apex arachnoid; lower sepals broadly elliptic; upper sepals broadly obovate-elliptic to orbicular. Corolla white, glabrous; lobes broadly ovate, 1-1.5 mm, patent to reflexed, apex acute. Stamens adnate to near apex of corolla tube, exserted; anthers yellow when dry, ellipsoid, ca. 1.2 mm. Pyxis ovoid to narrowly ovoid, 3-4 mm, circumscissile near base, with 1 or 2 seeds. Seeds yellowish brown to blackish brown, oblong to ellipsoid, (1.5-)1.8-2.8 mm, ventral face flat; cotyledons parallel to ventral side. Fl. Jun-Jul, fr. Jul-Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) -
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Plantago arachnoidea world distribution map, present in China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:684872-1
WFO ID wfo-0001095025
COL ID 4JL9H
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Plantago lorata Plantago arachnoidea